American Association of Women in Community Colleges

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1 Approved by AACC Board of Directors, April 20, 2013 American Association of Community Colleges Affiliated Council American Association of Women in Community Colleges Annual Report July 1, June 30,

2 AACC AFFILIATED COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT Under the guidelines established by the AACC Board of Directors, each AACC- Affiliated Council is required to submit an annual report by August 15 of each year. The report should cover the period July 1 - June 30, which is the Board approved reporting year. Please provide all information requested. Failure to submit a complete report by the due date may result in withdrawal of affiliation. Information about activities will be posted on the AACC Web site. Reports will be made available to the Board Liaison and Staff Contact for each Council. Reports are to be submitted electronically by August 15, 2014, to Jennifer Tinch, COAC Liaison at jtinch@aacc.nche.edu General Information Affiliated Council Name: American Association of Women in Community Colleges Year for which report is submitted: June 1, June 30, 2014 Person submitting report: Allatia Harris Affiliated Council position: President, AAWCC (President ) Professional title (please write out): Vice Chancellor of Strategic Initiatives San Jacinto College Complete Address: 8060 Spencer Highway City: Pasadena State: Texas Phone: Fax: Allatia.Harris@sjcd.edu Affiliated Council website address: Year Affiliated Council was founded:

3 Membership Information 1. Current number of members: 1065 Individual 69 Institutional 2. Month/Year when newly elected officers assume positions: July Length of officers terms: 2 years Please include the following: Roster of current officers for 2013 to 2014 Allatia Harris, President Alison McFarlane, Vice President for Communications Julie Huckestein, Vice President for Finances Susan Baker, Vice President for Membership Dawn DeWolf, Vice President for Professional Development Beverly Walker-Griffea, Vice President for Resource and Development Maureen Murphy, Past President Roster of next year s officers for 2014 to 2015 (if known) Allatia Harris, President Avis McMillon, Vice President for Communications Julie Huckestein, Vice President for Finances Susan Baker, Vice President for Membership Dawn DeWolf, Vice President for Professional Development Beverly Walker-Griffea, Vice President for Resource and Development Maureen Murphy, Past President 2015 AACC Convention Information A AACC Convention meeting/forum contact: Dawn DeWolfe Name of person responsible for submitting the paperwork for the meeting/forum: Name: Dawn DeWolfe Title: Executive Director for Academic and Student Affairs/CTE College/Institution: Lane Community College Address: 4000 E 30th Avenue Building Eugene, OR

4 Phone: Fax: Please list the name of the person from your organization who will read and review proposals for the 2015 AACC Annual Convention. Allatia Harris Readers will receive materials in October Name: Allatia Harris Title: Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives College/Institution: San Jacinto College Address: 8060 Spencer Hwy City: Pasadena State: TX Zip: Phone: Fax: address: Future Affiliated Council Meeting Dates AACC will post your Affiliated Council meeting dates on the AACC website Event Calendar with a link to the organization s website. Please provide us with information on the meetings you wish posted. Annual Meeting(s): A. AAWCC Annual Board of Directors Meeting Dates: Tuesday, April 21, :30 4:00 AACC 2015 Convention Location TBD Post on AACC Web site: X Yes No If yes, please provide link: B. AAWCC Annual Awards Breakfast and Meeting Monday, April 20, 2015 (Tentative) AACC 2015 Convention San Antonio, TX Henry B. González Convention Center AAWCC will celebrate 40 years this year. The Annual Awards Breakfast and Board of Directors Meeting will recognize women leaders from across the United States. Dr. Belle Whelan, President of the Southern Association Commission on Schools Commission on Colleges will present the keynote address. Post on AACC Web site: X Yes No 4

5 If yes, please provide link: If you have additional meetings, please list below. AAWCC has ten regions throughout the United States, each headed by a regional director who is a member of the Board of Directors. AAWCC members meet regularly in their chapters at the college level and many regions have regional meetings and conferences each year. Leadership Programs AACC is interested in partnering with the Affiliated Councils on various leadership programs. Please list the title, date, and location of leadership programs your affiliated council will host between June June Leaders Institute June 14-19, 2015 Salt Lake City, Utah Leaders Institute June 1-5, 2014 Salt Lake City, Utah The national board for the American Association for Women in Community Colleges (AAWCC) supports the advancement of community college women into leadership positions. The LEADERS Institute provides leadership development opportunities for women in Community Colleges across the country. The LEADERS Institute is a five day, content-intensive, experiential workshop, based on a recently revised curriculum reflecting AACC Core Competencies for Leadership. The LEADERS Institute promotes the development of leadership skills and qualities at every level in community college administration and education. Graduates of the LEADERS Institute are recognized for their excellence in collaboration, encouragement and support for each other, their appreciation that many styles of leadership coexist, and continuing expansion of their professional talents based on a strong personal foundation. Over the course of 28 years of successes, a coalition of more than 6,000 women leaders has been established. The class of 2014 numbered 29 participants who came from 26 different community colleges across the country. 5

6 Publications Please list any and all publications by your Affiliated Council. We had no publications in Statement of Affiliated Council s Purpose and Goals Platform Statement The AAWCC Board develops, strengthens, and promotes pathways to leadership for women who are ready to take the next step in their education or career in AAWCC member colleges. Leadership training, activities and mentor programs will be offered. By developing a national conversation for women leaders, we strive to bring awareness, advocate for, and take steps to further position these women in their leadership roles. We work to spotlight the value that these women leaders bring throughout community colleges. Mission Statement The American Association of Women in Community Colleges changes women s lives through education, service and leadership development. AAWCC Values and Promotes: Women in Leadership Equity and Economic Independence Service at All Levels AAWCC Advocates for and Sponsors: Diversity of Ideas and Culture Higher Education Attainment National Issues Affecting Women in Community Colleges Professional Development for Career Progression and Achievement Women s Professional and Career Accomplishments 6

7 Affiliated Council Program Activities for the Current Year July 1, June 30, 2014 Please tell us about pertinent Council/Organization Activities, including annual and regional meetings, seminars and workshops; information on new and on-going publications; and any other information that may be of interest to your colleagues and the AACC. This information will be photocopied and shared with all AACC Councils, and Board and Staff Contacts. At the AACC Convention, in celebration of the 40 years since American Association for Women in Community Colleges was first chartered, AAWCC members began a national dialogue that looks at how far women have come in 40 years and the key areas that continue to be a challenge for women in leadership. The dialogue will continue through April Also at the national convention, we hosted a booth in the Exhibition Space that we believe helped us grow our membership. We will do that again, as it gave our Board an opportunity to discuss the benefits of having an AAWCC chapter with the many attendees at the AACC convention. AAWCC is a grass-roots organization with a national board. Oregon chapters held their annual state conference, and individual chapters across the country were more active this year. Most had leadership meetings that focused on career and community. Many held some kind of social or networking activities, and fundraising/philanthropic activities. Philanthropic activities sponsored scholarships for students and staff, gathered supplies for children s centers and BACK-TO- SCHOOL drives, advanced breast cancer awareness, and assisted women s shelters. Many chapters were central to their college s activities related to Women s History Month events. Affiliated Council Program Activities for Next Year July 1, June 30, 2015 Please tell us about pertinent future Council/Organization Activities, including annual and regional meetings, seminars and workshops; information on new and on-going publications; and any other information that may be of interest to your colleagues and the AACC. This information will be photocopied and shared with all AACC Councils, and Board and Staff Contacts. As AAWCC moves beyond its 40 th anniversary celebration, the national board will look at data provided by local chapters, gathered as they host a Day of Dialogue or conversation. We are continuing a national conversation that will ask women, What issues are women still facing in 2014 and what new issues require our attention? The conversation will ask about the challenges to equity, advancement, and happiness that women still face. Chapters will report what women say about where AAWCC needs to focus in the coming years. 7

8 During , we will address leadership, high-wage STEM and nontraditional workforce careers, the Completion Agenda, child care, and women s health. All are issues that face women in community colleges, as employees and as students, and affect quality of life and work life. 8

9 Additional Supporting Materials Please complete your report by also remitting electronically with your report: A copy of your audit report with the balance sheet for the period July 1 - June 30, ATTACHED Your Affiliated Council s constitution and by-laws, if there have been changes. No changes Any and all other supporting materials that you wish to send (brochures, publications, etc.) 1. Annual Chapter Report , presented at the General Membership meeting and Awards Breakfast 2. Annual Awards Breakfast Program All materials are due to AACC by August 15, Jennifer Tinch Affiliated Council Annual Report American Association of Community Colleges One Dupont Circle, NW Suite 410 Washington, DC

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11 AAWCC Annual Awards Breakfast 2013 AAWCC held the 2013 Annual Awards Breakfast on Monday, April 22nd at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square Hotel. Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton, President of Cuyahoga Community College was the keynote speaker. AAWCC Awards, Model Program Awards, Doctoral Scholarship and Regional Scholarship winners were announced. More than 120 community college professionals attended the event. Awardees included: Dr. Jackie Claunch President Northwest Vista College Carolyn Desjardins CEO Award for outstanding service and support to AAWCC Dr. Edna Baehre-Kolovani President Tidewater College Mildred Bulpitt Woman of the Year Award in recognition of outstanding leadership and mentorship to provide opportunities for women in community colleges Dr. Alice Holloway Young Trustee Monroe Community College Trustee of the Year Award in recognition of outstanding leadership to community colleges by a trustee Financial Status Report Ms. Julie Huckestein, VP for Finances AAWCC s financial situation has been strengthened during the last year due to increased emphasis on recruiting new institutional and individual memberships and renewing memberships. A vendor booth at the 2013 AACC Convention in San Francisco allowed AAWCC to promote the benefits of membership in the organization. The trend of increased membership will very likely continue. Increased revenue made it possible to add a new model award for digital media and to bring back the Trustee of the Year Award. The success of the new program at the LEADERS Institute over the past three years allowed for the establishment of a quasi endowment for an annual doctoral scholarship and a LEADERS Institute attendance scholarship. At June 30, 2013 the organization had an unrestricted balance of $134,867 and a balance of $89,101 that is restricted for professional development and scholarships. We continue to work diligently to remain relevant to our members and continue our mission of changing women s lives through education, service and leadership development. Membership Report Dr. Susan Baker, VP for Membership Membership to date: (March 2014) 25 active chapters/regions 67 institutional memberships 1068 individual members DRAFT The membership overview is recorded by college, by region, and by individual chapter member count. The 148 Oregon members are from the state section and are included in the Individual Chapter Members. 1

12 Institutional Members Total institutional membership recorded in was 44 colleges and in membership increased to 52 colleges. In , membership increased by 15 institutions and decreased by 138 individual members. AAWCC membership history and comparisons: Institutional members Resource & Development Report Dr. Beverly Walker-Griffea, VP for Resource and Development 2013 Doctoral Scholarships awarded: Jennifer Jirous, Colorado Community College System Amy Lewis, Community College of Philadelphia 2013 National Scholarships awarded: Individual members Suzanne M. Fava, Monroe Community College (Region II) Pragyashree Sharma Basyal, The Community College of Baltimore County (Region III) Amelia L. Bagwell, Georgia Highlands College (Region IV Chantal Simpson, Richard J. Daley College (Region V) Anna McCall, Central New Mexico Community College (Region VI) Vanessa Blair, Aims Community College (Region VIII) DRAFT Carrie Ann Griffith, Southwestern Oregon Community College (Region X) A 40th Anniversary celebration video was filmed featuring leaders of the AAWCC throughout the years telling the story of the organization. The video was highlighted prominently on the organization s homepage (aawccnatl.org) and can now be found under the History tab of the website. Communications Report Ms. Alison McFarlane, VP for Communications Updates to the website include the platform statement and a new feature highlighting a member chapter on the homepage each month. Of interest features were added to the website including education white papers, reports and articles including Women in Community Colleges: Access to Success report. A recruitment/outreach letter to all institutions not currently members of AAWCC was sent under the president s signature to assist with membership efforts. Press materials, print programs and visual identity for the 2013 Annual Awards breakfast and AACC/AAWCC display booth were created and produced. Professional Development Report Ms. Dawn DeWolf, VP for Professional Development Planned Annual Awards Breakfast 2013 Member at Large Report Dr. Barbara Tower 2013 Model Program Awards were recognized at the 2013 Annual Awards breakfast. Awardees included: Portland Community College (Portland, Oregon) - AAWCC Chapter Award for strengthening the chapter through academic, service-oriented and social elements for women at all levels of the college. Mercer Community College (West Windsor, New Jersey) - AAWCC Community College Award for the Women Leadership Awards Breakfast that promotes AAWCC statewide by educating New Jersey community college women about AAWCC and encouraging them to establish chapters at their institutions. DRAFT Monroe Community College (Rochester, New York) - AAWCC Digital Media Award for innovation with the AAWCC Chapter Newsletter that uses a collaborative approach to working across disciplines of the college and chapter members. The AAWCC Scholarship to attend LEADERS Institute was awarded to: Dr. Sallie Kay Janes, San Jacinto Community College AAWCC was well represented at the AACC Convention in San Francisco with a display booth that allowed the organization a higher profile among national community colleges. Business cards were collected for recruitment of new chapters and members. All colleges and individuals who offered their business card were entered into a drawing for an AAWCC gift basket. AAWCC participated in a live webcast discussion of the AAUW Report Women in Community Colleges: Access to Success. The report recommends policies and practices to help women succeed in community colleges. In particular, child care is listed as a critical issue for student mothers. Women also need more support for pursuing opportunities in STEM and other male-dominated fields. The report concludes that improving outcomes for women will benefit everyone. AAWCC created a panel presentation for AACC 2013 on the topic: Women at the Helm Defining Work/Life Balance. 2 3

13 AAWCC LEADERS Institute AAWCC s LEADERS Institute is currently being hosted by Salt Lake Community College. In 2013, there were 39 attendees at the 6-day professional development/leadership program. The LEADERS Institute provides leadership development opportunities for women in Community Colleges across the country. The LEADERS Institute is a content-intensive, experiential workshop, based on a recently revised curriculum reflecting AACC Core Competencies for Leadership. The LEADERS Institute promotes the development of leadership skills and qualities at every level in community college administration and education. Graduates of the LEADERS Institute are recognized for their excellence in collaboration, encouragement and support for each other, their appreciation that many styles of leadership co-exist, and continuing expansion of their professional talents based on a strong personal foundation. Over the course of 28 years of successes, a coalition of more than 6,000 women leaders has been established. AAWCC Strategic Goals 2014 During our 40th anniversary year, we will foster a national conversation about women s progress and AAWCC s direction for the future. AAWCC will continue to address several key issues: promoting the completion agenda for women, encouraging women in STEM fields where earning potential is greater, and supporting high quality child care on campuses. Additionally, AAWCC has set the following goals in order to grow the organization and continue to provide service to our member colleges, chapters and individuals: Increase National Visibility of AAWCC Expand Institutional Memberships from 67 to 150 Analyze and update AAWCC s Organizational Structure Identify New Revenue Sources to Enhance Financial Sustainability Improve Connections Between Regional Directors AAWCC National Board Dr. Allatia Harris, President San Jacinto College North Campus Dr. Maureen Murphy, Past President Brookdale Community College Dr. Susan Baker, Vice President for Membership Monroe Community College Dawn DeWolf, Vice President for Professional Development Lane Community College Julie Huckestein, Vice President for Finances Chemeketa Community College Alison McFarlane, Vice President for Communications Salt Lake Community College Dr. Beverly Walker-Griffea, Vice President for Resource and Development Montgomery College Regional Directors Julianna R. Frisch, Region I Director (ME, VT, NH, MA, CT, RI) Monroe Community College Dr. Linda Martin, Region II Director (NY, NJ, PR) Gouchester County College Dr. Deborah C. Fontaine, Region III Director (PA, WV, VA, MD, DC, DE) Norfolk State University DRAFT Dr. Jillian Daniel Ramsammy, Region IV Director (KY, TN, NC, SC, MS, AL, GA, FL) College of Central Florida Lori Wendt, Region V Director (MN, WI, IL, IN, OH, MI) Parkland College Dr. Sallie Kaye Janes, Region VI Director (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX) San Jacinto College Dr. Patricia A. Sherman, Region VII Director (NE, la, KS, MO) St. Louis Community College Dr. Kristen Jones, Region VIII Director (MT, WY, ND, SD, UT, CO, Saskatchewan, Alberta) Flathead Valley Community College Dr. Linda Lujan, Region IX Director (CA, NV, AZ, HI) Chandler-Gilbert Community College Tracy Struble, Region X Director (WA, OR, ID, AK, British Columbia, Yukon) North Idaho College Members at Large Dr. Angela Provart, Pauly Group, Inc. Dr. Barbara Tower, Community College of Baltimore County AACC Liaison Dr. Jane Karas, Flathead Valley Community College Dr. Cheryl Roberts, Chemeketa Community College 4 5

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15 Celebrating 40 Years Annual Awards Breakfast Woodman Park Hotel, Washington, DC Monday, April 7, :00 am

16 Celebrating 40 Years of Leadership In the summer of 1973, an EPDA-funded workshop entitled Woman: Her Challenge to the Community College was held at the City College of San Francisco. The grant proposal was written and the project directed by Eileen Rossi (CCSF) and Jan Brandstrom (Lane Community College, OR). The project brought together women from four western states Washington, Oregon, California, and Arizona to learn about programs for women in community colleges. Near the end of the four-week workshop, the group decided that what its individual members had learned and shared was too valuable to end. They decided to form an organization that would be called The American Association of Women in Community and Junior Colleges: Western Division and to investigate what would be involved in becoming a Council of AACJC. Letters were sent out to hundreds of women in two-year institutions throughout the country asking them to join in starting the new organization since it was necessary to show national potential in order to justify requesting Council status. Between 1973 and February 1974, approximately 200 women in 21 states had sent dues and committed themselves, at least for a year, to the purposes of the organization. AAWCJC was granted Council status at the national conference in The new organization also presented a forum at that annual conference and has done so each year since that time. Eileen Rossi, National Chairperson of AAWCJC, served as its representative on the AACJC Board from 1974 to Over time AAWCJC evolved to AAWCC and has matured as a fiscally stable, membership-based, leadership organization that champions and serves women in community colleges. Through advocacy, scholarships and awards programs, and as a national network, the AAWCC changes women s lives through education, service and leadership development. By developing a national conversation for women leaders, AAWCC strives to bring awareness, advocate for, and take steps to advance women in their leadership roles, and to continuously promote the value that women leaders bring throughout community colleges. Welcome and Introductions Dr. Allatia Harris, AAWCC President Of the Year Awards and Recognition Dr. Allatia Harris and Dr. Barbara Tower Carolyn Desjardins CEO Award 2014 for outstanding service and support to AAWCC Dr. Maureen Murphy, President Brookdale Community College Middletown, New Jersey Mildred Bulpitt Woman of the Year 2014 In recognition of outstanding leadership and mentorship to provide opportunities for women in community colleges Dr. Rebecca Ann Askew, Vice President for Planning and Institutional Research Pearl River Community College Poplarville, Mississippi Trustee of the Year 2014 In recognition of outstanding leadership to community colleges by a trustee Regina Lowrie Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell, Pennsylvania

17 Keynote Speaker Dr. Belle Wheelan Model Program Awards AAWCC Chapter Award Elgin Community College Dr. Wheelan currently serves as President of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and is the first African American and the first woman to serve in this capacity. Her career spans 40 years and includes the roles of faculty member, chief student services officer, campus provost, college president and Secretary of Education. Dr. Wheelan received her Bachelor s degree from Trinity University in Texas (1972) with a double major in Psychology and Sociology; her Master s from Louisiana State University (1974) in Developmental Educational Psychology; and her Doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin (1984) in Educational Administration with a special concentration in community college leadership. She has received numerous awards and recognition including four honorary degrees; the Distinguished Graduate Award from Trinity University (2002), and from the College of Education at the University of Texas at Austin (1992); Washingtonian Magazine s 100 Most Powerful Women in Washington, DC (2001); the AAUW Woman of Distinction Award (2002); the Suanne Davis Roueche National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development s Distinguished Lecturer Award (2007); the John E. Roueche National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development s International Leadership Award (2010); and the AACC Leadership Award (2011). The AAWCC Chapter at Elgin Community College describes itself as a small chapter of 33 members, but a mighty one, and indeed they are! Their main focus is to raise dollars to support female student scholarships, and each year they award five scholarships to deserving women students in the amount of $500. Specific scholarship fundraising initiatives include a basket auction, coffee fund-raiser, holiday raffle and a used book sale. The chapter works collaboratively with the college Foundation and employee donations can be designated to support the AAWCC Chapter Scholarships. Additionally the chapter focuses on community needs by donating gently used coats and clothing, food and career clothing for students in the Workforce Transitions program. This small but mighty chapter has made a difference for the women students and employees at ECC. AAWCC Program Award AAWCC Oregon Chapter Oregon Community Colleges The AAWCC Oregon State Chapter represents the 17 community colleges in the state of Oregon. In a strongly collaborative initiative the chapter creates a two-day conference that has been held annually in the fall for 27 years! Community college women facilitate and present the workshops to provide professional development opportunities for the women in the state s 17 community colleges. The chapter s mission to inspire, champion and celebrate the talents within each person was again realized with this year s conference theme of Reboot, Refresh, and Restore; Igniting Your Potential. The conference had 177 people register as well as many volunteers, facilitators, and presenters. Unique in its offering across the state, this program provided leadership and professional development, showcased women in leadership positions, celebrated individuals who have made a difference. As the Chapter application stated, We ve been making this soup for a number of years and have a great recipe!

18 AAWCC Community College Award Montgomery College Rockville, Maryland Women s and Gender Studies Scholarship Program The Women s and Gender Studies Scholarship Program is committed to and supports and promotes equality and equal access and opportunities for all women and men, in all areas, including those who are political, social, cultural, economic, educational, personal, career and global. The program aligns well with AAWCC s mission and goals to change women s lives through education, service and leadership development. The scholarship program is broad in scope as it reaches out to the entire college both in the raising of monies for scholarships and in the award of the scholarships to students from a variety of disciplines on all three campuses. Specific initiatives have included silent auctions, sale of Lucinda pins, dance performances, and donations at the scholarship breakfast. Excerpts from scholarship winners application essays underscore their leadership in women s, gender-related or other socially-conscious programs: I believe when women are visible and have their own voice in major institutions, their voices can bridge a gender gap and promote gender equality in every society. I intend to use my knowledge to improve health care services for women in my home country, Zimbabwe and elsewhere. I plan to dedicate my career to serving underserved populations to ensure they receive adequate healthcare. I am committed to ensuring that new public health initiatives include women s and other minorities issues. Recognition of Scholarship Award Recipients Dr. Marilyn Marsi Lidell President, Aims Community College Judith Stewart Doctoral Scholarship San Jacinto College, Houston Regional Scholarships Dr. Beverly Walker-Griffea AAWCC Vice President for Resource and Development Region II J ulissa Gonzales, Monroe Community College, Damon City Campus Region III Kayla P. Harrell, Community College of Philadelphia Region V Bihn Pham Kim Le, Parkland College RegionVIII Kristie Weeks, Aims Community College Region X Monica Steele, Chemeketa Community College Leaders Institute Scholarship Sara Bourque Hartland Community College Closing Remarks Dr. Allatia Harris AAWCC President

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